Misato Summer Festival Fireworks
みさとサマーフェスティバル花火大会
Misato Summer Festival Fireworks is a fireworks festival held in Kanto. Date: Mid August. Total shells: about ~8,000. Attendance: ~100,000. No. 23
Event essentials
Headline stats
- Total Shells
- ~8,000
- Duration
- 75 min
- Nights
- 1 night(s)
- Attendance
- ~100,000
- Largest Shell
- Not published
- Founding Year
- 2003, back-calculated from the record that the 13th edition was held in 2015; it is also the founding year carried by the manifest
Signature Sequences
- 01江戸川をはさんで流山市の花火大会と合同打上げ
- 02クラシック音楽に合わせた音楽花火
- 03全席有料観覧制で場所取りが不要
- 04青年部が実行する地域主導の秋／夏の祭り
Venue & Access
- Time Window
- 2026: 18:00-19:00 (about 75 minutes of firing, finishing around 18:45). The summer edition was a short evening show
- Venue
- 埼玉県三郷市 江戸川運動公園
- Address
- Edogawa Sports Park (Edo-gawa riverbed), 1 Waseda, Misato City, Saitama
- Venue Size
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Venue Floor Type
- Riverside turf and levee ground (municipal ground)
- Gates Open
- The gates open at 16:30 in 2026; entry before 16:30 is not permitted
- Paid-Seat Holder Entry
- Paid seats only; the gates open at 16:30 (2026 edition). Earlier entry before the 16:30 opening is not permitted
- Spectator Capacity
- 7,000 - the 2026 edition is an all-paid-seating event limited to 7,000 visitors; same-day tickets are also capped at 7,000 (organiser FAQ)
- Launch Company
- Hokuriku Kakou
- Production Company
- Hokuriku Kakou (2020 record)
- Sponsor
- Misato Chamber of Commerce Youth Division (organiser; address 1 Waseda, Misato City, Saitama)
Access
From major cities
- From Tokyo
- About 40 min by JR to Misato Station, then 10 min on foot to the venue
- From Osaka
- About 2 h 30 min from Shin-Osaka via Tokyo to Misato Station
- From Sendai
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Nearest Station
- About 10 min on foot from the south exit of JR Misato Station on the Musashino line (Heiwadai on the Ryutetsu Nagareyama line is also close)
- Nearest Shinkansen
- About 1 hour from Tokyo Station on the JR Saikyo Line with a change
- Local Transit
- About 10 min on foot from the south exit of JR Misato Station on the Musashino line; Heiwadai station on the Ryutetsu Nagareyama line is also within walking distance
- Parking
- No car park is provided for the general public by the organiser, who asks visitors to use public transport; there is no car park inside the paid seating area either
- Parking Reservation
- No parking reservation system; public transport, the shuttle bus and walking are recommended
- Lodging Strategy
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- English Access
- The venue is a 10-minute walk from the south exit of JR Misato Station. English information on the organiser site and the official X account is limited, but the short walk from the station makes the event accessible to overseas visitors
- Cash Required
- No tickets are sold inside the venue. The sources do not list food stalls for this event, so cash use cannot be confirmed
- Best Arrival
- Before the 16:30 opening; the blue mat for each person is handed out at the zone gate
- Peak Crowd
- The 16:30-17:45 entry period and the 17:45 ignition countdown
Tickets
- Seat Type
- North seats / centre seats / south seats (2026)
- Price Range
- 2,200 yen (south) to 3,300 yen (centre); north seats 2,970 yen (2026, organiser site)
- Seat Count
- Limited to 7,000 people (1,000 north + 1,000 centre + 800 south) seats
- Sellout History
- Not confirmed in the sources checked (2026-10-20 pass)
- Reservation
- A ticket reservation alone does not fix the seat; the purchase is confirmed by card payment or by payment at the FamilyMart multi-function copier
- Day-Of Ticket
- Same-day tickets can be bought at the FamilyMart multi-function copier until 18:00
Weather Policy
- Rain
- 2026 record: held in light rain, cancelled rather than postponed in stormy weather. The firing goes ahead if the forecast rainfall during the firing window is 1 mm or less and is cancelled at 2 mm or more (fixed on the day after consultation with Nagareyama city). The 2020 record postponed to 26 August in rain or stormy weather.
- Decision Time
- Same-day go / no-go is fixed from the rainfall forecast for the firing window after consultation with Nagareyama city and announced on the organiser site and the official X account @misatohanabi
- Postponement
- The 2026 edition is cancelled rather than postponed in stormy weather; the 2020 edition was postponed to 26 August in rain or stormy weather
- Wind Threshold
- No wind limit is published - the organiser decides on the rainfall forecast, running the display at 1 mm or less and cancelling at 2 mm or more. No source states a wind threshold
- Typical Risks
- The Edo-gawa riverbed in October is exposed to gusts and rain; 2 mm or more of rain cancels the display, and stormy weather is not postponed
- Weather Cancellation History
- The 2026 edition is cancelled rather than postponed in stormy weather; the 2020 edition was postponed to 26 August in rain or stormy weather